The most bewildering thing about man is his idea of work and the amount of work he imposes upon himself, or civilization has imposed upon him. All nature loafs, while man alone works for a living.

There is nothing more beautiful in this world than a healthy, wise old man.

Happiness for me is largely a matter of digestion.

It is that unoccupied space which makes a room habitable, as it is our leisure hours which make life endurable.

On the whole, the enjoyment of leisure is something which decidedly costs less than the enjoyment of luxury. All it requires is an artistic temperament which is bent on seeking a perfectly useless afternoon spent in a perfectly useless manner.

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

Men resort to talking only when they haven't the power to enforce their convictions upon others.